In April, President Obama signed the STOCK Act into law. STOCK, or Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge, is a bipartisan measure designed to prevent members of Congress from using non-public information to help them make money on Wall Street.

Now, some top federal workers are concerned an expansion of the original measure will compromise their financial security.

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In May, The Partnership for Public Service announced 33 finalists for the Service to America Medals.

The "Sammies" honor federal workers who show a commitment to public service and make the agency they work for stronger.

James Cash, chief technical advisor for the National Transportation Safety Board's Office of Research and Engineering, is a finalist for the 2012 Career Achievement Medal. He discussed his work with Capital Insider.

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Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney met with Jewish donors in Jerusalem on Monday. He told them their culture is part of what allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians.

The comments outraged Palestinian leaders. They called Romney "racist" and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East.

On Wednesday, Israel's U.N. Ambassador Haim Waxman repeated the accusation that Iran and Hezbollah carried out a suicide bomb attack in Bulgaria last week. It killed five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver.

Iran called that claim baseless. For their part, Tehran claims Israel's Mossad spy agency killed five of their nuclear scientists since 2010. They also accuse Israel of other clandestine operations -- like planting computer viruses.

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It's been two years since Congress passed what's known simply as "Dodd-Frank," a huge piece of consumer legislation designed to prevent another big bank collapse. It also created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency designed to keep your money safe.

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Sequestration takes effect on January 2nd unless Congress comes up with a plan to save $1.2 trillion. The cuts were a last resort -- a stop gap measure that few lawmakers want. Defense spending will be a big part of the equation.

The House of Representatives picked up the issue of defense spending last week.

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In January of 2006, former lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion. He spent three years in prison, owes tens of millions of dollars in restitution to American Indian tribes, and did halfway house work for six months at a Baltimore pizzeria.

Since then, he's been something of a regular on the cable news circuit -- offering advice on how to reform Washington's money-based political culture. That's the idea behind his new job as a radio host.

"The Jack Abramoff Show" debuted last month on XM Satellite Radio. Abramoff spoke to Capital Insider about coming full circle.

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On Sunday, two Afghan troops were killed when their car hit a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province. Improvised explosive devices continue to plague the U.S.-led military coalition. This year alone, the death toll stands at 237 international service members including 168 Americans.

The Government Accountability Office recently completed a study on how U.S. Agencies detect and prevent calcium ammonium nitrate (CAO is a key IED ingredient) from making it's way into Afghanistan.

Charles Johnson, GAO's director of international affairs and trade issues, discussed the review with Capital Insider.